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midasuni on Oct 9, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night train...

Majority of shoplifters that are caught (a tiny number) have nothing more than maybe giving the goods back.

Same with bike thefts.

Nextgrid on Oct 9, 2023 [–]

You do at the very least end up with a criminal record which might hurt future job prospects and increases the sentence if you're caught again.

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